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Old 02-05-2015, 12:56 PM   #24389
Merkle923
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Wade Blasingame

The only time I spoke to him, Wade pronounced it BLAHZING-game. Heavy emphasis on the first two syllables and NOT the way Will Ferrell pronounced it in the SNL sketch where he claims to be "the other" Wade Blazing-Game.

In short it was a "blah" not a "blaze."

Not sure about Don; think it was the same. As a bonus here's a Topps Vault of Wade from Spring Training 1966:
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